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<br /> - Mr. Haugland said his company requires constant ventilation due to the poten- <br /> tially hazardous chemicals it uses. In addition, some of its scientific <br /> instrumentation is also subject to damage from power failures or line fluctu- <br /> ations. While the company has not experienced major problems in service from <br /> LEC, he said the cost of electricity is becoming a significant factor in its <br /> operations. Mr. Haugland said it is time to remove any barriers to develop- <br /> ment of Willow Creek, one of which may be the concern over the electrical <br /> supplier, and transfer service of the area to its logical supplier, EWES. <br /> A, Dean Owens, 2160 Oakmont Way, said he is speaking on behalf of the Eu- <br /> gene-Springfield Metropolitan Partnership. He said the Metro Partnership's <br /> executive committee is taking a neutral stance on the issue of which utility <br /> should service the area. <br /> Mr. Owens asked the council to note perceptions, critical factors, public <br /> rates, current rates in the written testimony provided by the Metro Partner- <br /> ship. Of the 20 business prospects surveyed by the Metro Partnership that <br /> listed electricity rates as a critical factor, Mr. Owens said they all per- <br /> ceived EWES as the utility with lower rates and more reliable and readily <br /> available service. <br /> Richard Miller, 2460 Malasar Drive, said he is speaking as president of the <br /> Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, He said the chamber1s executive committee <br /> has decided not to take a position on the issue. However, he said the cham- <br /> ber hopes the council chooses the organization that is best able to serve the <br /> area at the lowest rates, and provide the most reliable and available ser- <br /> e vice. <br /> Charles Fadeley, 350 Farm Building, said he is representing LEC at the hear- <br /> ing. He said LEC has requested that the council hold a special session to <br /> discuss this issue because of its complexity and importance. He said LEe was <br /> not invited to attend tonight's work session. <br /> Mr. Fadeley said LEC is a not-for-profit electric cooperative that is a <br /> preference customer of the Bonneville Power Administration (SPA). LEC has a <br /> 50-year service history of supplying low-cost power. Its rates are among the <br /> lowest in Oregon as well as the country. He said LEC started serving the <br /> Willow Creek area over 40 years ago when EWES would not. <br /> Mr, Fadeley pointed out that the first of staff1s findings state the metro <br /> policies make EWES the legal provider of the area within the Urban Growth <br /> Boundary, He said Oregon land use law precludes differentiation between <br /> service providers. The R.W. Beck study says it will cost an additional $1.4 <br /> million if EWEB does not serve the area because EWEB will have to run lines <br /> diagonally through Willow Creek to connect substations. He said it does not <br /> make sense from an engineering standpoin~ that distribution lines should <br /> bisect the Willow Creek area. It would make more sense for the lines to <br /> follow the existing roads, which would lead around the Willow Creek area in <br /> any event. <br /> . MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 8, 1988 Page 4 <br />
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